Portales
Portales is a public school district based in Portales, New Mexico, serving 2,519 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #23 of the 36 New Mexico districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 37% of them. Its schools average 420 students each, more than the New Mexico median of 350. It spends about $12,672 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 11.6 students per teacher.
How Portales compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Portales | New Mexico median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,672 | $12,275 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,763 | $6,841 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $35.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $35.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 217 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 471 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 11.6 | 13.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 315 | 489 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The New Mexico median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in New Mexico
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EspanolaEspanola | 2,745 | 13 | $14,444 | 10.0 | #22 |
| PortalesPortales · this district | 2,519 | 6 | $12,672 | 11.6 | #23 |
| AztecAztec | 2,448 | 7 | $12,010 | 15.6 | #24 |
| BloomfieldBloomfield | 2,388 | 7 | $12,818 | 13.9 | #25 |
| Moriarty-EdgewoodMoriarty | 2,365 | 7 | $12,275 | 13.3 | #26 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaSalle ParishJena, LA | 2,520 | $12,780 | 13.2 |
| Edwardsburg Public SchoolsEdwardsburg, MI | 2,519 | $9,995 | 19.1 |
| Osborn Elementary District (4262)Phoenix, AZ | 2,518 | $10,848 | 18.8 |
| Springfield Township School DistrictOreland, PA | 2,518 | $18,564 | 12.3 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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